AMCAP has a newly opened position for a part-time web assistant. Qualified applicants should send a resume along with a signed copy of the Receipt and Acknowledgment portion of the job description to the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or faxed to (801) 931-2010.

JOB SUMMARY

The web assistant is responsible for maintaining AMCAP web sites, doing site edits and publishing, editing product photography, creating banner ads for online advertising and email newsletters, updating blogs, and utilizing the features of Wordpress and Joomla. The web assistant should be very comfortable with computers and possess an understanding of the way the internet and websites work.

The web assistant is responsible for:

• Overall web site maintenance
• Creating new pages from templates using Joomla and/or Wordpress
• Updating site and page content
• Adding images and graphics as necessary
• Publishing web pages to live site
• Keeping website free of broken links and of extraneous files
• Content editing following usability best practices for the web
• Acting as a liaison between organizational members and website committee
• Communicating changes, new features and general announcements about the web site to organization members as well as participating in new web initiatives by the organization
• Attendance at periodic web committee meetings

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED SKILLS

• Basic understanding of HTML, and metatags
• Familiarity with web publishing concepts, i.e., of moving content from work area to live site
• Experience using back-end and front-end website maintenance tools (e.g., Joomla/Wordpress)

• Previous experience with web site maintenance
• Experience with web usability guidelines and best practices for content, hyperlinks, graphics and accessibility
• Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and graphics design tools a plus!
• Ability to load add-on applications to Joomla websites

JOB SPECIFIC STANDARDS

• Strict attention to detail and follow up
• Detail oriented, motivated, and organized
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Willing to adhere to established style guidelines and workflow procedures

JOB RELATIONSHIPS

· Responsible to: AMCAP Board of Directors

· Supervised by: To be determined

· Interrelationships: Professional Colleagues

SALARY RANGE $10-15 per hour. Commensurate with experience.

RECEIPT AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The above job description of Web Assistant is intended to describe the content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. AMCAP reserves the right to change, add, or delete at any time from this job description to meet the needs of the organization.

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